Genistein exerts estrogen-like effects in male mouse reproductive tract

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 83-93

  Strauss, L ^a   Makela S ^a,b   Joshi, S ^a   Huhtaniemi, I ^a   Santti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

c fos; Diethylstilbestrol; Genistein; Prostate; Squamous epithelial metaplasia

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; GENISTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EPITHELIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SOYBEAN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPITHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; GENES, FOS; GENISTEIN; GENITALIA, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; METAPLASIA; MICE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345131678     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00152-X     Document Type: Article

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